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we'll go on to steve in reno, nevada. independent line. go ahead, steve. steve, you on the air? we'll try one more time for steve. we'll go to darlene, dayton, ohio. democrats line, go ahead. one more time for darlene. caller: i am darlene. host: go ahead. caller: i am about a c-span viewer. what i'd like to say is i've watched a lot of what's going on c-span and i've heard no one, i mean absolutely no one talk about jobs. all they are doing is simply bashing our president. i would like to hear someone say something about what's going on. i look at the crowd in this audience, and i'm sure i can atest to the fact that the majority of the people there are as much out of work as i am. how they can sit there and bash the president when they are as much out of work as i am, i do not understand it. i don't understand. why can't they come together? why can't we do something to help the american people? myself included. host: darlene, thanks for the call. what do you take away? caller: the first caller raised a good point which is there are other candidates competing. mitt romney and ne
we'll go on to steve in reno, nevada. independent line. go ahead, steve. steve, you on the air? we'll try one more time for steve. we'll go to darlene, dayton, ohio. democrats line, go ahead. one more time for darlene. caller: i am darlene. host: go ahead. caller: i am about a c-span viewer. what i'd like to say is i've watched a lot of what's going on c-span and i've heard no one, i mean absolutely no one talk about jobs. all they are doing is simply bashing our president. i would like to hear...
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thank you to steve. earlier this year, when head start was in danger of having children cut out of it, that they signed this great letter to congress urging congress to maintain the current levels. you are in sync with the nobel laureate. two years ago, i came to the organization. i am in classrooms where i see the power and the possibilities. i hear from alumni all the time. teachers, doctors, lawyers. prize-winning poets, public servants. she year's grammy winner, was there yesterday at the front of the magazine. instead of sharing all of their stories, i'm going to focus on three key points about reforming early childhood education. that is today's topic. first of all, research really matters. it matters because it shows over and over again ways that head start works. research matters to head start. let me say to use some of the things that those 300 researchers work -- wrote to congress. head start raised test scores. it makes it less likely that children will repeat a grade. for those of you who liv
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thanks steve. >> vinny thanks for the call. speaking of taxes in the new york times the truth about taxes. there's no credible budget fix without more money coming. standard & poor's made a comment about no new revenues deal lowering the rate one notch. editorial point out thes federal bureau of investigation. pell grands and the national institute of head starts and not cut $110 billion annually. entitle reform is essential but unlikely lawmakers will agree to any. here is the bottom line. there is no economic sensible or political a dress of the deficit without increasing revenues and reforming the tax code and there's a list of major challenge as head from the "new york times" you can check it out on-line as well in "new york times".com. minneapolis. caller: good morning. yeah i wanted to say that i followed everything that that was going around during the debt crisis and my heart sunk after seeing how close we got to actually destroying our economy and now we seem to have gotten our ratings dropped, but at this time, all i
thanks steve. >> vinny thanks for the call. speaking of taxes in the new york times the truth about taxes. there's no credible budget fix without more money coming. standard & poor's made a comment about no new revenues deal lowering the rate one notch. editorial point out thes federal bureau of investigation. pell grands and the national institute of head starts and not cut $110 billion annually. entitle reform is essential but unlikely lawmakers will agree to any. here is the bottom...
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let's look at what steve forbes, made -- look at a common steve forbes made on -- comment steve forbes made on "washington journal." >> $1.80 trillion a year. 15 billion, take it. be grateful for it. there are massive regulations already coming. on the data franc bill, thousands of pages of regulations in the pipeline on that. same thing with the health care bill. while they make a few reforms on regulations. for each one they get rid of, there are hundreds that are coming our way. host: talking about the efforts of the obama administration to eliminate or ease regulations. he says they do not go far enough. guest: there is a lot of misinformation out there. steve forbes leading talking point was one of the biggest pieces of misinformation out there. he says regulations cost our economy $1.50 trillion a year. i regret even having to repeat that to make a point. it is such a gross distortion. a very common talking point on capitol hill. it is said uniformly among republicans. everybody knows better, because groups like mine and others and the obama administration have countered it and m
let's look at what steve forbes, made -- look at a common steve forbes made on -- comment steve forbes made on "washington journal." >> $1.80 trillion a year. 15 billion, take it. be grateful for it. there are massive regulations already coming. on the data franc bill, thousands of pages of regulations in the pipeline on that. same thing with the health care bill. while they make a few reforms on regulations. for each one they get rid of, there are hundreds that are coming our...
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host: steve clemons, thank you for talking to our viewers. we will continue our series about looking at medicare. up next, a discussion on the deportation of illegal immigrants. here's a news update from c-span radio. >> more on libya from john mccain. in remarks today, he says he's not sure how long muammar gaddafi might hold out against rebels, but that the u.s. should turn their attention to national ricans -- national reconciliation in libya and making sure there are no revenge killings. in britain, the bbc is reporting the former editor of "the news of the world" did receive payments from the newspaper while working under david cameron. a reporter and a private investigator were jailed for hacking into the voice mails of royal staff. joe biden is praising the resolve of the japanese people as they recover from the earthquake and tsunami. about 20,000 people were left dead or missing. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> dr. martin luther king was not a president of the united states. at no time in his life to be hol
host: steve clemons, thank you for talking to our viewers. we will continue our series about looking at medicare. up next, a discussion on the deportation of illegal immigrants. here's a news update from c-span radio. >> more on libya from john mccain. in remarks today, he says he's not sure how long muammar gaddafi might hold out against rebels, but that the u.s. should turn their attention to national ricans -- national reconciliation in libya and making sure there are no revenge...
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thank you to steve. earlier this year, when head start was in danger of having children cut out of it, that they signed this great letter to congress urging congress to maintain the current levels. you are in sync with the nobel laureate. two years ago, i came to the organization. i am in classrooms where iac the power and the possibilities. -- where i see the power and the possibilities. i hear from alumni all the time. teachers, doctors, lawyers. prize-winning paulettes', public servants, -- prize-winning poet s, public servants. this year's grammy winner, she was there yesterday at the front of the magazine. instead of sharing all of their stories, i'm going to focus on three key points about reforming early childhood education. that is today's topic. first of all, research really matters. it matters because it shows over and over again ways that head start works. research matters to head start. let me say to use some of the things that those 300 researchers work -- wrote to congress. head start raise
thank you to steve. earlier this year, when head start was in danger of having children cut out of it, that they signed this great letter to congress urging congress to maintain the current levels. you are in sync with the nobel laureate. two years ago, i came to the organization. i am in classrooms where iac the power and the possibilities. -- where i see the power and the possibilities. i hear from alumni all the time. teachers, doctors, lawyers. prize-winning paulettes', public servants, --...
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finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his way trying to get president bush up to the final days to pardon scooter libby. if that was not a direct connection it certainly was an improper use. i think he is a very, very good speaker. what frustrates me is somebody trying to bring the sides together -- most vice-president you think of historically go quietly away. this is one vice-president with just won't. and i wish to heaven he would. i am not sure why he wants to -- has to write a memoir host: coming up in about 25 minutes, steve forbes, president and ceo
finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his...
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we were working for steve forbes and we came in a strong second in the straw poll in the caucuses. host: he spent millions of dollars. guest: and naloxone i see that today. guest: i got paid well. i will never run from that. " we were successful in the number things. even though steve from a conservative and republican appointee, pressing george bush on issues taxes and tax cuts sprint can manifest himself when it became president the past across-the-board tax cuts that played very well with independents and republicans, and even in last december, barack obama decided to keep them. he contrasts that all the way back to the competition for the straw poll and the caucuses between bush and forbes. if it was not for the pressure, he would never have weighed in on that. host: on the stage yesterday, five of the six candidates welcome supporters at the iowa straw poll. gov. pawlenty was not on stage. marjah joins us from north tennessee. the republican line. caller: [unintelligible] they know they reagan's taxes hurt the economy my daddy converted from democrat to republican. if you're n
we were working for steve forbes and we came in a strong second in the straw poll in the caucuses. host: he spent millions of dollars. guest: and naloxone i see that today. guest: i got paid well. i will never run from that. " we were successful in the number things. even though steve from a conservative and republican appointee, pressing george bush on issues taxes and tax cuts sprint can manifest himself when it became president the past across-the-board tax cuts that played very well...
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steve is on the air from detroit. caller: women at work in industries represented by unions make the same pay for the same job as men. we need more union representation in this country. unions are not a bad thing. guest: i would endorse that view. we have large numbers of women in jobs in home health and home care. people come in and help disabled folks get ready for the day or take care of the fragile elderly. these jobs are extremely low- paid. the only way we have been able to make any progress at all is when the workers have been able to organize. they are able to do that in california. that makes a huge difference in the dignity and pay of the job. immunized -- in unionized workplaces, women are paid the same as men. at women rising into management ranks and halt that has changed. guest: this is a fascinating movement. this reflects the percentage of managers who are women. you can see it's pretty massive jump -- you can see a pretty massive jump between 1970 and 1990 and then a flattening. the jump coincided wit
steve is on the air from detroit. caller: women at work in industries represented by unions make the same pay for the same job as men. we need more union representation in this country. unions are not a bad thing. guest: i would endorse that view. we have large numbers of women in jobs in home health and home care. people come in and help disabled folks get ready for the day or take care of the fragile elderly. these jobs are extremely low- paid. the only way we have been able to make any...
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let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation is not providing jobs for americans, why would that be our problem? the other thing i wanted ask, when the market was going down yesterday, i was listening to a show where they were saying that a lot of people were taking their money out of stocks and purchasing u.s. treasuries because that was a good thing. and i will go offline to listen to your comments. guest: that is an excellent question. the united states corporate tax rate is the highest in the world right now. it was second-highest to japan, but in japan lowered its tax rate. so we have the highest in the world.
let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a...
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host: steve forbes. guest: when you have a normal economy, that means more people are working and revenue goes up. have you creek environment where investments go up -- how you create an environment where investments go up? we have 60 minutes in an hour. imagine if that changed. a stable dollar. this president does not understand it. simplify the tax code. in terms of health care, instead of creating massive bureaucracy, allow money to be controlled by patients and to have a safety net instead of the convoluted system we have today. those things -- stable dollar, simplify tax code with low rates, health care with entrepreneurship -- you would seek massive job creation. we did in the 1970's and in the 1990's. that will create real revenues. host: 80 want some clarification on the housing market -- eight viewer wants some clarification on the housing market. what do you think that would do to the housing market? guest: if you did not have fannie and freddie the strong the markets, you would have had we had
host: steve forbes. guest: when you have a normal economy, that means more people are working and revenue goes up. have you creek environment where investments go up -- how you create an environment where investments go up? we have 60 minutes in an hour. imagine if that changed. a stable dollar. this president does not understand it. simplify the tax code. in terms of health care, instead of creating massive bureaucracy, allow money to be controlled by patients and to have a safety net instead...
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host: let's listen to exactly what steve is talking about. here's the president weighing in on this committee, this group that's going to look for other ways to make cuts or reduce spending or raise revenue. >> establishes a bipartisan committee of congress to report back by november with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which will then be put before the entire congress for an up or down vote. in this stage, everything will be on the table. to hold us all accountable for making these reforms, tough cuts that both parties would find objectionable would automatically go into effect if we don't act. hoip president obama speaking last night from the white house briefing room about this deal that's been brokered. at the same time that was going on, house speaker john boehner was addressing his republican caucus in a teleconference, and there are interesting details emerging from that. here are some of the comments that he said. this is from the speaker's office. he said -- host: the speaker said to the conference, now, listen, this isn't
host: let's listen to exactly what steve is talking about. here's the president weighing in on this committee, this group that's going to look for other ways to make cuts or reduce spending or raise revenue. >> establishes a bipartisan committee of congress to report back by november with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which will then be put before the entire congress for an up or down vote. in this stage, everything will be on the table. to hold us all accountable for making...
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finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his way trying to get president bush up to the final days to pardon scooter libby. if that was not a direct connection it certainly was an improper use. i think he is a very, very good speaker. what frustrates me is somebody trying to bring the sides together -- most vice-president you think of historically go quietly away. this is one vice-president with just won't. and i wish to heaven he would. i am not sure why he wants to -- has to write a memoir host: coming up in about 25 minutes, steve forbes, president and ceo
finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his...
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host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the details, but i think the obama administration has recognized the concern about some regulations. an order that was going to roll back or hold back some regulations in the last week or two. clearly republicans in congress, the chamber of commerce here in d.c., have been very active in making those issues well known. host: last week on "washington journal," steve forbes talked about his thoughts on quantitative easing and the strength of ben bernanke's handling of the monetary policy. take a look at what steve forbes had to say and then get some reaction
host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the...
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but in the long run, steve, that will not win this war. this is a war of ideas, and ultimately to win the war of ideas, the hearts and minds of those misguided to embrace this bankrupt ideology of al qaeda and other extremist, we have to have a policy of engagement, particularly with our partners in the american muslim community. with the administration is doing is meant wisely building more capacity, more robust infrastructure, more initiatives to bring to bear the full whole government approach to partner with the american muslim community to be part of a solution in countering this threat. host: one of the most recent acts of terrorism was in norway. what are the lessons from this homegrown terrorists in norway killing norwegians? guest: there has been some criticism that it is to milquetoast and some help equates the al qaeda threat with all other threats. that is an unfair criticism. if you look at the document and read the plan, they make it clear that al qaeda and violent islamic extremism is the premier threat today. it is importan
but in the long run, steve, that will not win this war. this is a war of ideas, and ultimately to win the war of ideas, the hearts and minds of those misguided to embrace this bankrupt ideology of al qaeda and other extremist, we have to have a policy of engagement, particularly with our partners in the american muslim community. with the administration is doing is meant wisely building more capacity, more robust infrastructure, more initiatives to bring to bear the full whole government...
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let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. ller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that ey do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation is not providing jobs for americans, why would that be our problem? the other thing i wanted ask, when the market was going down yesterday, i was listening to a show where they were saying that a lot of people were taking their money out of stocks and purchasing u.s. treasuries because that was a good thing. and i will go offline to listen to your comments. guest: that is an excellent question. the united states corporate tax rate is the highest in the world right now. it was second-highest to japan, but in japan lowered its tax rate so we have the highest in the rld. but to
let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. ller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that ey do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation...
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majority and there's no one that embodyies the spirit and principle more than our congressman, congressman steve king. [applause] ♪ >> thank you. thank you all very, very, very much. you're a great crowd tie. you ever a big crowd today, and there's still cars coming in the platte. -- in the parking lot. it looks about like iowa state, iowa instead of the straw poll. you're sending a message to america. that message is we have a first chance to be able to give a boost to some candidates and give a recommendation to the rest of the country. this matters the first in the nation straw po. if the straw poll is effective and it is, you ever making it effective today, that means the caucus will also be effective. if we ever lost first in the nation a caucus, then it would be down to every man and every woman wouldn't have the opportunity to be president of the united states again. it was the person with the deepest pockets. the campaign that could paint a shaking their hand and -- this is important. when i was a young boy, i remember asking my father, dad, could you be president? and he looked at me
majority and there's no one that embodyies the spirit and principle more than our congressman, congressman steve king. [applause] ♪ >> thank you. thank you all very, very, very much. you're a great crowd tie. you ever a big crowd today, and there's still cars coming in the platte. -- in the parking lot. it looks about like iowa state, iowa instead of the straw poll. you're sending a message to america. that message is we have a first chance to be able to give a boost to some candidates...
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steve forbes came in second. anderson thereabout 20,000 people there -- i understand there were about 20,000 people there, a record for the iowa straw poll. how do you win a the number of candidates. >> going back to 1999, there were a number of candidates, such as elizabeth dole, who withdrew shortly after the straw poll. there was tommy thompson, sam brownback, two examples of people whose campaigns did not continue after a disappointing straw poll performance. >> bob dole had tied and then went on to lose to bill clinton. >> and before that, dan quayle and dick lugar also withdrew from seeking the presidency. >> what can viewers expect when the gavel comes down at noon central, 1:00 eastern? >> it is going to be a packed house. we will kick things off with a short video. i will come out and make some short remarks. we will hear from our governor, our lieutenant governor, and approximately 1:00 eastern, all of the candidates will be on stage for a group photo so that the entire arena can see all of the candidat
steve forbes came in second. anderson thereabout 20,000 people there -- i understand there were about 20,000 people there, a record for the iowa straw poll. how do you win a the number of candidates. >> going back to 1999, there were a number of candidates, such as elizabeth dole, who withdrew shortly after the straw poll. there was tommy thompson, sam brownback, two examples of people whose campaigns did not continue after a disappointing straw poll performance. >> bob dole had...
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host: we are back with our guest, steve. we were speaking about this "usa today" article. some could be stepping aside in the coming days. what happens to the nato effort? guest: there is not a next step, because they are still trying to resolve the issue of the incumbent leadership, which is muammar gaddafi. there has been an unbelievable fiasco about the reports of his son been taken into custody and now released. it has created a lot of doubt in the first steps of the national transition council. i think there will be ongoing scrimmages of gaddafi loyalists. the big step is for nato, and france, britain, and the united states to offer assistance as needed but give the transitional council an opportunity to organize itself and take into account the people of the revolution. we have just seen in the last few days a new contingent out of the mountains come down. everyone is saying the big change is what nato did. what really is the big change is a lot more libyan villages became part of the action. they have not been part of the political equation thus far. host: they may
host: we are back with our guest, steve. we were speaking about this "usa today" article. some could be stepping aside in the coming days. what happens to the nato effort? guest: there is not a next step, because they are still trying to resolve the issue of the incumbent leadership, which is muammar gaddafi. there has been an unbelievable fiasco about the reports of his son been taken into custody and now released. it has created a lot of doubt in the first steps of the national...
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host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
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i agree with the point steve and alves have made that some of them have been inefficient. but as a nation war with to conflicts simultaneously and an all volunteer force i think most of us would agree that we certainly have to take care of our men and women and be attended to those who are deployed, those who are injured and so forth, which means a fair amount of that increase while it may not be optimal, and we probably should reexamine it is understandable and so some of it again does require re-examination but let's understand where that number me from. a third piece is a lot of norm defense costs just in the regular peacetime activities of the department of defense go up faster fan inflation because they are part of our economy, too and we know a lot of costs go faster than inflation whether it's health care which now cost the department of defense 50 billion a year en leaving aside veterans administration activities, which are separate. whether its environmental cleanup, whether it is pay to try to entice good people went to the military at a time when you need compet
i agree with the point steve and alves have made that some of them have been inefficient. but as a nation war with to conflicts simultaneously and an all volunteer force i think most of us would agree that we certainly have to take care of our men and women and be attended to those who are deployed, those who are injured and so forth, which means a fair amount of that increase while it may not be optimal, and we probably should reexamine it is understandable and so some of it again does require...
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host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the details, but i think the obama administration has recognized the concern about some regulations. an order that was going to roll back or hold back some regulations in the last week or two. clearly republicans in congress, the chamber of commerce here in d.c., have been very active in making those issues well known. host: last week on "washington journal," steve forbes talked about his thoughts on quantitative easing and the strength of ben bernanke's handling of the monetary policy. take a look at what steve forbes had to say and then get some reaction
host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the...
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host: we will talk about that a little bit more with steve coming in about 15 minutes. who are the rebel forces and who is in that opposition government? the "washington times" on the oil situation in the country. the u.s. not likely to benefit from the drop in oil prices. the "financial times" story. here is that a headline on oil. l.i., n.y., republican. caller: i am so tired of listening to the u.s. going out all over the world helping other countries. it is a lovely, but we are spending so much money in ways. what many in the u.s. have no jobs. we have so many problems and such high debt and risk spending all of this money outside of the country. i hope we are helping these people with their money not ours. we cannot help all of these people. that is why we are in such a big troubles. it is nice to hate -- help these people, but they hate as anyway. host: here is another view. . -- viewpoint. we cut to a democrat in philadelphia. caller: i believe our role should decrease as r as involvement and increase more so towards these spectators. where we are just observing.
host: we will talk about that a little bit more with steve coming in about 15 minutes. who are the rebel forces and who is in that opposition government? the "washington times" on the oil situation in the country. the u.s. not likely to benefit from the drop in oil prices. the "financial times" story. here is that a headline on oil. l.i., n.y., republican. caller: i am so tired of listening to the u.s. going out all over the world helping other countries. it is a lovely, but...
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host: but how do you stimulate jobs, steve? caller: well, what they tried to do around detroit, a lot of autoworkers were being laid off. they had government programs that were giving them training in other fields of heating and air conditioning and things like that. i know a lot of people -- i totally believe in the free market system, but i think there's a lot of programs that the government could put out in the major metropolis cities or whatever that would help the unemployed people that don't have the skills to get certain jobs to help them along, to get skills. because with school being college and that being so expensive these days and things like that, i would do that. i would say medicare part b, i don't like that, because they're talking about cuts. i would actually get rid of that. i know bush signed that in, and that helps the drug companies. since they can't negotiate prices, i think that's kind of crazy. congress and the house, they actually put down a bill a few months back or whatever that it would penalize u.s.
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how are you doing, steve? is a wonderful time. democrats haven't had a reason to really get excited looking at these republicans who are coming out and not really wanting to take either responsibility for some of the things they have done. just think, we have a president of the there who really wanted to do things for the country -- no support at all. just no, no, know. democrats, this is a chance to really show boat world. we do it -- show the world at the ballot box. everybody who is a democrat and republican and independent, here is a chance for us to show the world what this country is all about and let's show these republicans what we really want. thanks again. america, our best days are still ahead of us. we are going to have to remove these republicans from office. >> thanks for the call, from north carolina. next is a viewer from iowa. kelly is on the phone. independent line. >> yes, i was just watching on the soap box at the state fair, and the one viewer made a comment about the marriage and he asked him about it. i real
how are you doing, steve? is a wonderful time. democrats haven't had a reason to really get excited looking at these republicans who are coming out and not really wanting to take either responsibility for some of the things they have done. just think, we have a president of the there who really wanted to do things for the country -- no support at all. just no, no, know. democrats, this is a chance to really show boat world. we do it -- show the world at the ballot box. everybody who is a...
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. >> i'm steve. i want to say that i appreciate you and i'm pretty tired of people calling you dr. no. the thinking behind that is that they're rid cueling you for your votes. they're rid cueling me and they're making fun of me. i don't like that. i've got some suggestions that will save some money in our budget. bun one of the things that we could do. i did a little research and i looked at our budget. the justice department, if you take their budget comes out to $250,000 per person. they don't produce any revenue so that's just a cost that we're paying. the interior department is $279,000 per person if you take the budget and divide by the number of people. those are hugse numbers. no company in the united states can operate when it costs that much per person. one thing we could do. i would kind of like your idea of changing the tax system. along with that, the thinking and the assumption is that it will save everybody a lot of money. well, how about we just drop three fourths of the i.r.s. people along with the rest of it. [applause] we have a system here -- >> the fair tax actu
. >> i'm steve. i want to say that i appreciate you and i'm pretty tired of people calling you dr. no. the thinking behind that is that they're rid cueling you for your votes. they're rid cueling me and they're making fun of me. i don't like that. i've got some suggestions that will save some money in our budget. bun one of the things that we could do. i did a little research and i looked at our budget. the justice department, if you take their budget comes out to $250,000 per person....
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steve brill talks to a former education secretary. get the complete schedule online where you can watch nearly all of our 9000 programs online. every weekend, it is american history tv on c-span3. 48 hours of people and events telling the american story. our history book shelf features some of the best known history writers. visit college classrooms across the country. go behind the scenes at museums and historic sites on "american artifacts." get our complete schedule at c- span.org/history. sign up to get it e-mailed to you. >> "washington journal" continues. host: here is the cover of governor mitch daniels' upcoming book that publishes and about a month or so. that title, "keeping the republic." governor daniels now joins us to take your calls. governor daniels, you spent eight years in indiana. how would you describe the relationship between the federal government and states, economically? guest: i think in most states we are headed in completely different directions. we have been asking the question what can state governments do
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guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't come to u.s. markets. it comes to european markets so. this was a more significant factor if you are a european thinking about the future of your economy and your energy needs. efforts to push greater energy diversity, energy efficiency, there are certain ways to decrease dependency on the region, and i think that's a critical part of the strategy going forward. >> robert gates, in one of his last speeches, made news talking in brussels about concerns over europe's defense capabilities. here's a short piece from that, and then we'll be back with our guest. >> if current
guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't...
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host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid to show up. they are given transportation and whatever. host: mike glover, a little clarification there? guest: the straw poll is an event where candidates do bus people to the straw poll to vote for them. they pass out tickets. so, it is a competition. who can turn out people to show off at a particular place, at a particular night, to vote for a particular candidate? the reason i like is first is because history, tradition, by what is a place where you have to come and talk to real people. you have to go out and campaign. you cannot just throw a bunch of money at
host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid...
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host: steve is a republican in florida. caller: good morning, gentlemen. this is just a power grab in a sense. why can they just take 3% from social security, 3% from the military, 3% from all federal employees and state employees, and make the cut across the board? nobody gets hurt or crushed. we could pay a lot of our national debt and resolve a lot of problems. it is a great start. thank you, gentlemen. guest: that is certainly a valid approach. congress has chosen to zero in on specific areas where it thinks cutting can most effectively be done rather than doing an across-the-board hair cut. that would make things easier but it has not been seriously considered in the past in this debate. host: michael johnson tweets in -- guest: that would be very interesting. host: would it be a first? guest: it would be a first. guest: if there are two people, you cut, the other person choooses. host: whose idea was it to create the super committee? guest: it originally came from harry reid. this was during negotiations between congressional leaders and president. a
host: steve is a republican in florida. caller: good morning, gentlemen. this is just a power grab in a sense. why can they just take 3% from social security, 3% from the military, 3% from all federal employees and state employees, and make the cut across the board? nobody gets hurt or crushed. we could pay a lot of our national debt and resolve a lot of problems. it is a great start. thank you, gentlemen. guest: that is certainly a valid approach. congress has chosen to zero in on specific...
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steve joins us from scottsdale, ariz. on the republican line. caller: what they did basically is like putting a band-aid on a very large gaping bleeding wound. what we really need is a tourniquet. we have to try to court these businesses, bring them back to the united states. we have to have manufacturing jobs here and started drilling. we have to do the mining and everything in our power to get things rolling here. it is as simple as that. i do not think any amount of politics or things like that is going to. host: a quick program note on afghanistan appeared on c-span and2 at 9:00 a.m., we will cover in afghanistan brings thing with a top commander there. you can tune into c-span2 at 9:00 a.m.. robert is from arizona, go ahead. caller: i've been studying situation since i retired almost seven years ago. what happened, really, under bush was a lays out fair situation -- was a fair situation. -- laissez faire situation. what happens is that they put everything in their side and then they exploit the world for labor costs. it used to work for a w
steve joins us from scottsdale, ariz. on the republican line. caller: what they did basically is like putting a band-aid on a very large gaping bleeding wound. what we really need is a tourniquet. we have to try to court these businesses, bring them back to the united states. we have to have manufacturing jobs here and started drilling. we have to do the mining and everything in our power to get things rolling here. it is as simple as that. i do not think any amount of politics or things like...
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for government to step in to provide access, and what i have learned, and i have learned a lot, and steve has been a big help on this, because he is a conservative, and he is for ethanol. i had a little primer course from him, talking about making it a product that can actually compete in the market. i in the sky said in just about as bad as i have seen in promoting their products "snl, it is a boondoggle. it is an energy consumer. it is this and that." that may have been true when i was running against a loss of these back in the 1990's, but it is not true anymore, and so, i have stood up and said, i feel like i'm at an aa meeting. "i am rick santorum." i did because they did not make economic sense, but to the credit of the industry, they have done a lot to improve the efficiency and technology with ethanol. i knew i was on the right track what i said it was viable and al gore came out and said it was not. we are probably heading down the right path, and, in fact, i think it does have a role in the energy mix, but what i have said to them, which is what i have said to the oil and gas, b
for government to step in to provide access, and what i have learned, and i have learned a lot, and steve has been a big help on this, because he is a conservative, and he is for ethanol. i had a little primer course from him, talking about making it a product that can actually compete in the market. i in the sky said in just about as bad as i have seen in promoting their products "snl, it is a boondoggle. it is an energy consumer. it is this and that." that may have been true when i...
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host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid to show up. they are given transportation and whatever. host: mi glover, a little clarification there? guest: the straw poll is an event where candidates do bus people to the straw poll to vote for them. they pass out tickets. so, it is a competition. who can turn out people to show off at a particular place, at a particular night, to vote for a particular candidate? the reason i like is first is because history, tradition, by what is a place where you have to come and talk to real people. you have to go out ancampaign. you cannot just throw a bunch of money at thin
host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid...
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. >> first of all, i wanted to applaud steve and peter for recognizing the importance of asia and air-sea battle. a lot of the challenges, however that are being faced, our air and space power. the u.s. being a stabilizing force in space, as you discuss some of your principles, how prominent will the considerations of the industrial base be to protect that give the u.s. that distinct and asymmetrical foreign policy freedom of action that relies upon global warming and surveillance that relies upon air mobility that rely upon our ability to have air superiority to reach out to touch the world and make effects were needed. >> before we get the response, ma'am, over to you. >> thank you for bringing up the balanced approach with asia. my question has to do with business. that is our whole focus. i believe the next battle will be economic, and right here in america. could you address why we are cutting the budget? would there be a purpose to build capacity among small businesses here, in defense of our own jobs, to protect jobs for veterans? in case the chinese come here and established compa
. >> first of all, i wanted to applaud steve and peter for recognizing the importance of asia and air-sea battle. a lot of the challenges, however that are being faced, our air and space power. the u.s. being a stabilizing force in space, as you discuss some of your principles, how prominent will the considerations of the industrial base be to protect that give the u.s. that distinct and asymmetrical foreign policy freedom of action that relies upon global warming and surveillance that...
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analyst includes steve forbes and john mackey, the ceo of whole foods. we are delighted to have you here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well versed in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of the american versus french revolution? >> before we get started, this guy has an eye that, a computer, and he is better prepared than anybody else. >> life is unfair. i would like to start by taking issue with a remark that was made by john adams on stage here, and it is common among anglo saxon speakers. it is mistaken that somehow bastille day, today, is a bad day to celebrate. i think it is a great day to celebrate, the tearing down of the best deal, and the liberation of the small number of prisoners who were held there. seven people at the time. what happened l
analyst includes steve forbes and john mackey, the ceo of whole foods. we are delighted to have you here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well versed in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of...
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steve, sit, please. [laughter] i again have the honor of introducing the speakers. we are extremely fortunate to have charles blahouse, the current public trustees of the so security and medicare systems. for three years, these slots remain vacant. fortunately for all those, bob and chuck have been selected. bob was the director of the congressional budget office and is now president of the urban institute. chuck started in a strange direction as a ph.d. and computational quantum chemistry from berkeley, but then on the butl and president' bush's economic council and is now a research fellow at the hoover institution. they were chosen for their experience, their policy in sight, and their many talents, not the least of which is the rare ability to command respect across the policy spectrum. chuck is going to talk about social security. bob will talk about medicare. they are delighted to take questions at the end of their remarks. so let's welcome them here today. [applause] >> thank you for the very kind introduction, and i thank you for inviting me to participate h
steve, sit, please. [laughter] i again have the honor of introducing the speakers. we are extremely fortunate to have charles blahouse, the current public trustees of the so security and medicare systems. for three years, these slots remain vacant. fortunately for all those, bob and chuck have been selected. bob was the director of the congressional budget office and is now president of the urban institute. chuck started in a strange direction as a ph.d. and computational quantum chemistry from...
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i am end steve collins the district. he a representative from tennessee. i'm a disabled veteran and i served in the marine corps almost 10 years. they are cutting veterans' benefits like crazy. they're doing everything in their power to disable all of us, the lower class people because i consider myself lower class. the little money that we are getting through our benefits are not enough with the rising prices of groceries and everything. where is the black caucus and the hispanic caucus? if they don't vote no for this thing now, i don't know how i will vote for the president. host: we heard from congressman cleaver yesterday. he referred to this in his words as a satan sandwich. caller: tim ryan, nancy pelosi speak to our president. this is ridiculous. there is no increase in the taxes. they are not trying to get taxes or anything. they are trying to destroy our country. host: that debate is over because this is the agreement on the table. caller: the democrats have not voted for this. please don't vote, democrats. stand with the veterans and i thank you
i am end steve collins the district. he a representative from tennessee. i'm a disabled veteran and i served in the marine corps almost 10 years. they are cutting veterans' benefits like crazy. they're doing everything in their power to disable all of us, the lower class people because i consider myself lower class. the little money that we are getting through our benefits are not enough with the rising prices of groceries and everything. where is the black caucus and the hispanic caucus? if...
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so we have the real risk, steve, of going into a double-digit recession now. we need to do, therefore, the following and it's a very careful balance. first we need a short-term stimulus by a payroll tax, holiday or a substantial reduction in employer and employee payroll taxes. second, we've had these continuing impasses on the debt limit. we just went through this over the summer and only put a band-aid on it. you know, winston churchill said the american people always do the right thing after they've exhausted all alternatives. we've now exhausted all alternatives. this could be the shock that gets us to a deficit reduction package. now, mind you, it needs to be a long-term one in impact. if we were to do that immediately now, it would send a terrifically positive signal to the market that finally this crisis brought us to a genuine deficit reduction, long-term package dealing with our structural deficits, putting entitlements and tax revenues on the table. and third,and the third is the s part. china, which has always been hoping that their own currency cou
so we have the real risk, steve, of going into a double-digit recession now. we need to do, therefore, the following and it's a very careful balance. first we need a short-term stimulus by a payroll tax, holiday or a substantial reduction in employer and employee payroll taxes. second, we've had these continuing impasses on the debt limit. we just went through this over the summer and only put a band-aid on it. you know, winston churchill said the american people always do the right thing after...
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host: birmingham, alabama, a republican line, steve. caller: i have a question. why does the united states think they are the peacemakers of the world, when the real problem is that we spend millions and millions of dollars to invade in other countries where we have no business being there. guest: there are responsibilities that come with being the united states. those, because we are powerful, we are economically under normal contortions usually fairly strong. responsibilities in the rest of the world have been with the united states for a long time. i am completely sympathetic to the caller at the same time in the previous ones, concerned about the amount of money spent. we have to think about what we do abroad, not only in terms of spending money, but in terms of the engagement, which is somewhat costly. we have to seek aid but also in terms of diplomatic engagement, governmental and a citizen engagement that is relatively cheap. host: two questions from twitter. guest: the first answer is we simply do not know. there is no way to tell. serious elections have
host: birmingham, alabama, a republican line, steve. caller: i have a question. why does the united states think they are the peacemakers of the world, when the real problem is that we spend millions and millions of dollars to invade in other countries where we have no business being there. guest: there are responsibilities that come with being the united states. those, because we are powerful, we are economically under normal contortions usually fairly strong. responsibilities in the rest of...
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steve is on the air from detroit. caller: women at work in industries represented by unions make the same pay for the same job as men. we need more union representation in this country. unions are not a bad thing. guest: i would endorse that view. we have large numbers of women in jobs in home health and home care. people come in and help disabled folks get ready for the day or take care of the fragile elderly. these jobs are extremely low- paid. the only way we have been able to make any progress at all is when the workers have been able to organize. they are able to do that in california. that makes a huge difference in the dignity and pay of the job. immunized -- in unionized workplaces, women are paid the same as men. at women rising into management ranks and halt that has changed. guest: this is a fascinating movement. this reflects the percentage of managers who are women. you can see it's pretty massive jump -- you can see a pretty massive jump between 1970 and 1990 and then a flattening. the jump coincided wit
steve is on the air from detroit. caller: women at work in industries represented by unions make the same pay for the same job as men. we need more union representation in this country. unions are not a bad thing. guest: i would endorse that view. we have large numbers of women in jobs in home health and home care. people come in and help disabled folks get ready for the day or take care of the fragile elderly. these jobs are extremely low- paid. the only way we have been able to make any...
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. >> steve adler, editor-in-chief of reuters. we do invest heavily in investigative journalism. >> how do you spell that? >> r-e-u-t-e-r-s. if we had four people active in social media, would this sound different? some of what is going on involves a major change in the way that information is being shared, disseminated, and thought about in the world today. some of the established viewpoints about how we did this response police probably not what is in the air now. i wonder if you could just comment on how our should be thinking about this. >> you are closer to that. it links up nicely with jeff's point about even president obama, who has been an avatar of transparency, once he has the mantle of commander in chief, you have to play his role and tighten up in ways that you can understand. he has a big burden on his shoulders to protect us. that is why he resolves things in a different way. congress does not have the responsibility as much as a singular person and then down the spectrum, you have 25-year- old people that are the le
. >> steve adler, editor-in-chief of reuters. we do invest heavily in investigative journalism. >> how do you spell that? >> r-e-u-t-e-r-s. if we had four people active in social media, would this sound different? some of what is going on involves a major change in the way that information is being shared, disseminated, and thought about in the world today. some of the established viewpoints about how we did this response police probably not what is in the air now. i wonder if...
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[unintelligible] steve jobs once said that if you want to predict the future, be best way to predict the future is to invent it. these three gentlemen have all had something to do with the creation of the internet and post-internet. walter isaacson, that when he was at a time as editor, released when the very first internet portals in 1984 called pathfinder. it is still out there today. biz stone and evan williams are co-founders ankle creators of blogger and twitter. both of those inventions will be feeling the repercussions of that for another generation. without further ado, walter isaacson, biz stone, and evan williams. [applause] >> can you put your name tags back on so i can remember them? it does not matter. >> we are going to start with a piece of news about the future of the internet. these are the co-founders of twitter. they are happy to announce today -- >> evan and i and jason, our longtime collaborator, -- he knows he is ball. the three of us have been longtime collaborators and really good friends. our dream was always to build our own company where we get to make what
[unintelligible] steve jobs once said that if you want to predict the future, be best way to predict the future is to invent it. these three gentlemen have all had something to do with the creation of the internet and post-internet. walter isaacson, that when he was at a time as editor, released when the very first internet portals in 1984 called pathfinder. it is still out there today. biz stone and evan williams are co-founders ankle creators of blogger and twitter. both of those inventions...
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this is the vice-president of locomotive packe-- >> my name is steve bruno, vice president of locomotive engineers and trains. everyone acknowledges that are if -- that our infrastructure is in great need. carry referred to falling behind the rest of the world. the investment now is 2.4% of gdp. europe invest 5%, and china invests 9%, three times that of the u.s. --lar's sit on the silence dollars sit on the sidelines while unemployment remained at record levels. infrastructure reinvestment creates jobs and careers the economy, but we need to finance it. for that, we need to rely on the private-sector. and a proper balance must be achieved. private funding must be used to supplement, not replied, current sources of funds and certain questions -- not replaced, current sources of funds and certain questions must be answered. who is liable if private entities encountered difficulties? where the long-term costs to the garment? when does it to pursue the private investors agenda? the leaders of our country certainly recognize that some projects will never produce a profit. bridges, highways,
this is the vice-president of locomotive packe-- >> my name is steve bruno, vice president of locomotive engineers and trains. everyone acknowledges that are if -- that our infrastructure is in great need. carry referred to falling behind the rest of the world. the investment now is 2.4% of gdp. europe invest 5%, and china invests 9%, three times that of the u.s. --lar's sit on the silence dollars sit on the sidelines while unemployment remained at record levels. infrastructure...
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steve has sent an e-mail from his iphone. our next call comes from daryl, a republican in detroit. caller: good morning. i want to mention first that the media is very good at magician'' . ' everyone knows someone who's lost a job or knows about a plant closure because of foreign competition. every 24 hours with about 1.4 billion overseas to purchase products. they are competing against us overseas. we should have tariffs on products from foreign countries. they said that would start a trade war. but we have been in a trade war since the last trade surplus in 1975. if we do these things, we can leave a legacy to our children and our children's children, no deaths, by putting tariffs. 3% unemployment, we have to do something 10 years ago. host: we will leave it there. from the c-span website, gop presidential hopefuls campaign in iowa. there's a debate tonight, but c- span will follow, and hear from the presidential republican candidates at the iowa state fair in des moines today and at the iowa republican straw poll this week. we will be covering several of the candidates live begi
steve has sent an e-mail from his iphone. our next call comes from daryl, a republican in detroit. caller: good morning. i want to mention first that the media is very good at magician'' . ' everyone knows someone who's lost a job or knows about a plant closure because of foreign competition. every 24 hours with about 1.4 billion overseas to purchase products. they are competing against us overseas. we should have tariffs on products from foreign countries. they said that would start a trade...
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guest: i think steve should definitely -- [laughter] i do not know how much beltway wisdom there is at this point. the downgrade in the last few weeks and the reason for its -- when it standard and poor's announced that the u.s. was dropping to a aa+ rating, that was a very big deal. our system does not work. is dysfunctional. two sides hunkered down in a country that is very deeply divided. is a are trying to hunker down and do not agree -- they are trying to hunker down and do not agree. this was shameful. i really do not think that is it too strong of a term for these members. what impact it will have, we will have to wait and see. every plunge is a reminder that politics matters. you have to figure out a way to make the deeply divided congress in a deeply divided country work for the country. i actually think there is a seriousness about that since the downgrade that i have seen in years of writing the same story every month about how there is gridlock and deeply divided and polarizing. something is changing here. i think it is the gravitas of the moment. host: we have a question a
guest: i think steve should definitely -- [laughter] i do not know how much beltway wisdom there is at this point. the downgrade in the last few weeks and the reason for its -- when it standard and poor's announced that the u.s. was dropping to a aa+ rating, that was a very big deal. our system does not work. is dysfunctional. two sides hunkered down in a country that is very deeply divided. is a are trying to hunker down and do not agree -- they are trying to hunker down and do not agree. this...
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i wanted to take a minute to say that i think we have just seen steve jobs step down as ceo of apple to become chairman. he was the only person i have ever known that has ever been able to actually merge the world's completely reject completely. ure that he and the company will continue to weld in the future. from my perspective, that is the perfect example of the union we should see in the future. and from my perspective again, this is the first time the lecture has been given by someone not employed and television broadcasting or production. and i am not sure whether that means the bar has been raised or lowered, but i will do my best it is an honor to be here. as an outsider james murdoch described himself as a crazy relative everyone is embarrassed by. i wonder what he would say now. [applause] if james is the family outcast, i am not sure what that makes me. and by the cheek in the corner? and my the alien species? and by t ? am ith the android? have google toto look this step up? i am back. [laughter] it is very kind of you to think of me. i am very committed to google. all tha
i wanted to take a minute to say that i think we have just seen steve jobs step down as ceo of apple to become chairman. he was the only person i have ever known that has ever been able to actually merge the world's completely reject completely. ure that he and the company will continue to weld in the future. from my perspective, that is the perfect example of the union we should see in the future. and from my perspective again, this is the first time the lecture has been given by someone not...
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steve? [applause] sitting next to him, one of my favorite people and one of the finest senators and the country, carl levin is in the house. [applause] i just had a chance to see what you guys are doing in this plant. it is very impressive. elizabeth was giving me a tour and was very patient with me and i think that understood about half of what she said. [laughter] at a time when americans are rightly focused on our economy, when americans are asking about what is our path forward, all of you here are providing a powerful answer. this is one of the most advanced factories in the world. you are helping america lead and a growing industry. you're showing us how we can come back from the worst recession that we have had in generations, and start making things here in america that are sold all around the world. that is why i am here today. i have said before and i will say it again, you cannot spend against the american worker. [applause] do not bet against american ingenuity. [applause] the re
steve? [applause] sitting next to him, one of my favorite people and one of the finest senators and the country, carl levin is in the house. [applause] i just had a chance to see what you guys are doing in this plant. it is very impressive. elizabeth was giving me a tour and was very patient with me and i think that understood about half of what she said. [laughter] at a time when americans are rightly focused on our economy, when americans are asking about what is our path forward, all of you...